The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-29
HARD LINES AT SEA.
Suferings of Two Survivors OF q
Pacific Shark Fishing Expe-
ditiOn.
Wreck of the Schooner Mary P. Col
lins-Six men Perish in Sight
of Help.
A Playful Monkey Burns Down a Town
Railroad Accideuts-Frozen to
Death.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 27-The Honolulu
advertiser gives an account Of the adj
ventures of two survivors of the schooner
General Segel, who spent nine months on
Bouth Sea islands Edward Olsen, OF Nor
way, and William TImpe, a German, aged
nineteen, sh pped on the Segel September
!, 1884, for the French Frigate Shoals. on q
shark fishing expedition. The crew was
composed of Captain Aberdine, Mate Jorgen,
the above, and five others. The crew were
successful IN obtaining large cargo, and
on September % arrived of Midway Island.
On the night of November 10th, while the
crew were encamped on shore, q gale arose,
the vessel broke from her mornings
and drifted ashore, and the crew
found themselves cast on desert island in
mid-ocean. Their only sustenance was sea
birds, their eggs and fish. A feud arose
between the mate and captain, attributed
10 the murderous instincts of the mate, who
entertained bad feelings against theGerman
Consul in this city on account of being ar
rested here for desertIon from a German
vessel, and threatened his life. The cap
tain demonstrated with him, which caused
him to turn against the captain and crew.
Two miles north of the island on which
they were cast was long narrow island.
boat found there, they made trips for fish,
etc. Jorgen went over with the captain
and one sailor, returning alone. The
others, finding they had murdered them,
destroyed the boat and sailed away in the
scow, leaving the murderers alone to their
fate. Three months afterward Olsen and
Timpe were taken off by the schooner
Ehickal and brought to Honolulu.
Persisted AT SEA
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Dec. 27-Captain
Torrey, Of the schooner NJ. c. Moseley, Of
Boston, from GOnaives. Hayti, came into
StOn ngton, Conn, last night and landed
seaman Borden Manchester, OF Fall River,
Mass, sole survivor of the crew OF the
S. hOOner Mary 2. Collins, of Philadelphia.
Captain TOrrey reports that while in lati-
tude 80 degrees. 10 minutes, longitude Il
degrees. 40 minutes, while he was hove to
in severe gale, he saw the schooner show
ing signals of distress. Although the sea
was running mountains high, he with great
difficulty launched boat and went to the
relief of the vessel. With the wind blow
ing gale it required great effort to keep
the fraIl yawl aflOat, but he was max
ing a most desperate effort to succor
human life and, with his gallant crew,
nerved themselves for the task before
them. only thinking of their imperiled
brethren. Inch by inch they gained on the
sinking vessel. and would soon have been
but fate decreed otherwise, for
when almost within reach the Mary G. Col
Inns lurcned to the StarbOard and sank, tax
ing down tie captain and five of the crew.
Manchester was found afioat on q plank,
and was taken aboard the Moseley. Man.
chester said: THE Mary g. Collins left
Norfolk with a cargo of $50 tons OF coal,
bound for Somerset. On December Is she
left Hampton r. ais and experienced ordi-
nary weather until one week ago Sunday,
when a gale set in that amounted to hur-
ricane. The vessel became almost unman-
ageabe. Soon the schooner began to leak
ba lly, and the men were constantly at the
pumps until nearly exhausted. The water
C rs antly gained on them despite their
efforts, and the result above was inevita-
ble."